Patents by Inventor Vijay Chavan

Vijay Chavan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12138510
    Abstract: A golf ball with a cover layer composed of at least one polymer and a micropowder material is disclosed herein. The micropowder material comprises polybutadiene rubber, isoprene rubber, zinc diacrylate, zinc oxide, zinc stearate, peroxide initiator, a peptizer, barium sulfate, tungsten, bismuth oxide and or bismuth oxychloride, and styrene butadiene rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventor: Vijay Chavan
  • Patent number: 12083387
    Abstract: A high elongation golf ball coating is disclosed herein. The coating preferably comprises a one-component polyurethane dispersion (PUD). The coating has an elongation of at least 400 percent. The PUD preferably consists of 20% to 40% weight solids dispersions of polyurethane-filled micelles in a continuous water phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Vijay Chavan, Steve Mautte
  • Patent number: 11986702
    Abstract: A golf ball with a cover layer composed of a blend of non- or partially neutralized copolymeric or terpolymeric ionomer(s), hydroxyl-functionalized styrenic block copolymer and silane coupling agent (SCA). The amount of SCA is preferably between 0.01 and 2.0 weight percent based on the total weight of the polymer composition. The cover layer preferably has a Shore A hardness less than 90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Vijay Chavan, Hong G. Jeon
  • Patent number: 11918860
    Abstract: A golf ball with improved durability is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a core comprising a polybutadiene material and methyl methacrylate, butadiene, styrene (MBS) with a weight percentage of MBS ranging from 0.5 to 5 weight percent of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Armando Becerra, Carl Brown, David Bartels, Vijay Chavan
  • Patent number: 11865410
    Abstract: A golf ball with a cover or mantle layer that comprises a polyurethane and ionomer hybrid made by compounding or dry blending acid functional polyurethane and an ionomer is disclosed herein. The golf ball comprises a core (single core or dual core), a mantle layer (single layer or dual layer) and a cover layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventor: Vijay Chavan
  • Patent number: 11850475
    Abstract: A golf ball with a cover layer composed of at least one polymer and a micropowder material is disclosed herein. The micropowder material comprises polybutadiene rubber, isoprene rubber, zinc diacrylate, zinc oxide, zinc stearate, peroxide initiator, a peptizer, barium sulfate, tungsten, bismuth oxide and or bismuth oxychloride, and styrene butadiene rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventor: Vijay Chavan
  • Publication number: 20230293948
    Abstract: A golf ball with a core comprising polybutadiene and graphene is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a single core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an inner core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an outer core comprising polybutadiene and graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Vijay Chavan, David Bartels
  • Patent number: 11717726
    Abstract: A golf ball with a cover layer composed of a blend of non- or partially neutralized copolymeric or terpolymeric ionomer(s), hydroxyl-functionalized styrenic block copolymer and silane coupling agent (SCA). The amount of SCA is preferably between 0.01 and 2.0 weight percent based on the total weight of the polymer composition. The cover layer preferably has a Shore A hardness less than 90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Vijay Chavan, Hong G. Jeon
  • Patent number: 11717727
    Abstract: A method for forming a golf ball with a graphene core disclosed herein. The method includes mixing a graphene masterbatch material with a polybutadiene material to form a core mixture, wherein the graphene masterbatch material comprises graphene in an amount from 0.1 to 80.0 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material mixed with a carrier polymer in an amount from 99.9 to 20 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Vijay Chavan, David Bartels
  • Patent number: 11660506
    Abstract: A method for forming a golf ball core with a nanofiller masterbatch is disclosed herein. The method includes mixing the nanofiller masterbatch, a graphene masterbatch material with other materials to form a core mixture, wherein the masterbatch preferably comprises 1-80% by weight of nanofillers and 20-99% by weight of a carrier polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventor: Vijay Chavan
  • Patent number: 11650822
    Abstract: Instruction processing circuitry comprises fetch circuitry to fetch instructions for execution; instruction decoder circuitry to decode fetched instructions; execution circuitry to execute decoded instructions; and program flow prediction circuitry to predict a next instruction to be fetched; in which the instruction decoder circuitry is configured to decode a loop control instruction in respect of a given program loop and to derive information from the loop control instruction for use by the program flow prediction circuitry to predict program flow for one or more iterations of the given program loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventor: Vijay Chavan
  • Publication number: 20230130323
    Abstract: Instruction processing circuitry comprises fetch circuitry to fetch instructions for execution; instruction decoder circuitry to decode fetched instructions; execution circuitry to execute decoded instructions; and program flow prediction circuitry to predict a next instruction to be fetched; in which the instruction decoder circuitry is configured to decode a loop control instruction in respect of a given program loop and to derive information from the loop control instruction for use by the program flow prediction circuitry to predict program flow for one or more iterations of the given program loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: Vijay CHAVAN
  • Patent number: 11633648
    Abstract: A golf ball with a core comprising polybutadiene and graphene is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a single core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an inner core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an outer core comprising polybutadiene and graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Vijay Chavan, David Bartels
  • Patent number: 11607588
    Abstract: A golf ball with improved durability is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a core comprising a polybutadiene material and methyl methacrylate, butadiene, styrene (MBS) with a weight percentage of MBS ranging from 0.5 to 5 weight percent of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Armando Becerra, Carl Brown, David Bartels, Vijay Chavan
  • Patent number: 11571610
    Abstract: A method for forming a golf ball with a graphene core disclosed herein. The method includes mixing a graphene masterbatch material with a polybutadiene material to form a core mixture, wherein the graphene masterbatch material comprises graphene in an amount from 0.1 to 80.0 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material mixed with a carrier polymer in an amount from 99.9 to 20 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Vijay Chavan, David Bartels
  • Patent number: 11547907
    Abstract: A golf ball with a cover layer composed of a blend of non- or partially neutralized copolymeric or terpolymeric ionomer(s), hydroxyl-functionalized styrenic block copolymer and silane coupling agent (SCA). The amount of SCA is preferably between 0.01 and 2.0 weight percent based on the total weight of the polymer composition. The cover layer preferably has a Shore A hardness less than 90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Vijay Chavan, Hong G. Jeon
  • Patent number: 11465016
    Abstract: A method for forming a golf ball core with a nanofiller masterbatch is disclosed herein. The method includes mixing the nanofiller masterbatch, a graphene masterbatch material with other materials to form a core mixture, wherein the masterbatch preferably comprises 1-80% by weight of nanofillers and 20-99% by weight of a carrier polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Vijay Chavan
  • Patent number: 11433277
    Abstract: A golf ball with improved durability is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a core comprising a polybutadiene material and methyl methacrylate, butadiene, styrene (MBS) with a weight percentage of MBS ranging from 0.5 to 5 weight percent of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Armando Becerra, Carl Brown, David Bartels, Vijay Chavan
  • Patent number: 11406877
    Abstract: A golf ball with a cover layer composed of a blend of non- or partially neutralized copolymeric or terpolymeric ionomer(s), hydroxyl-functionalized styrenic block copolymer and silane coupling agent (SCA). The amount of SCA is preferably between 0.01 and 2.0 weight percent based on the total weight of the polymer composition. The cover layer preferably has a Shore A hardness less than 90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Vijay Chavan, Hong G. Jeon
  • Publication number: 20220080266
    Abstract: A golf ball with a core comprising polybutadiene and graphene is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a single core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an inner core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an outer core comprising polybutadiene and graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Vijay Chavan, David Bartels